Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Apple iPhone 4, 4S prices slashed in India again

In an unprecedented move, Apple India
has slashed the prices of iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S within a week of
lowering their retail prices, say media reports. Industry sources have
stated that an Apple spokesperson confirmed the second price cut of the
last two iPhones. Moreover, the spokesperson also said iPhone 3GS has
been discontinued in India, just like in the global market.

After
the recent price cut, the 8GB model of Apple iPhone 4 will cost Rs
26,500, whereas the 16GB variant of Apple iPhone 4S will be retailed at
Rs 38,500. During the price revision of last week, the prices of iPhone 4
and iPhone 4S were Rs 28,300 and Rs 41,500.

The Apple
spokesperson also said the company will retail its smartphones through
Ingram Micro and Redington in India now onwards, as reported previously.
The former will be responsible for distributing the iPhones for large
format retails, while the latter will sell the same via regional
channels. This is a shift in gears from its earlier strategy of
distributing iPhones via Aircel and Airtel, who bundled it with their
own data and call packages.

This means that many cellular operators in India will keep nano sim cards in stock, which are only used in iPhone 5.

Apple
is expected to launch iPhone 5, the fastest selling smartphone ever, in
India on October 26. It was earlier reported that the 16GB variant of
iPhone 5 will cost around Rs 46,000 to 48,000 in India, while the 32GB
model is expected to be rolled out at Rs 51,000 and Rs 53,000. The price
of the top end 64GB variant of the latest iPhone is expected to range
from Rs 58,000 and Rs 61,000.